Corrupt Governor Chris Christie to attend Howards Birthday Bash

[h=1]Chris Christie to attend shock jock Howard Stern's 60th 'Birthday Bash'[/h]NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, give the thumbs up as Gov. Chris Christie states that the Super Bowl is actually played in New Jersey not New York, as they are on hand for the Boys & Girls Club of Newark Clubhouse Renovation Celebration on Jan. 27. Christie is expected to attend radio show host Howard Stern's birthday party tonight in Manhattan.(Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger)

Gov. Chris Christie will take a detour from the pre-Super Bowl media blitz tonight to celebrate the 60th birthday of trail-blazing shock jock Howard Stern.
Christie will be among the 1,500 invited guests at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan with such celebrities as David Letterman, Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler, Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty, and Jon Bon Jovi. Jimmy Kimmel, the late night talk show host and friend of Stern, will serve as emcee.
Stern may seem like an unlikely Christie ally, given his penchant for porn stars, phony phone calls and fart jokes. But the Long Island native frequently mentions his admiration for the Republican governor. During his Jan. 22 show, Stern defended Christie, whose administration and appointees at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are targets of state and federal investigations into the politically motivated George Washington Bridge closures.
"If somehow he was in on this -- that he was going to stop traffic -- then his political career would be over. But he has been forthright," Stern said.
"He makes concessions to get things done," he added. He capped the property taxes. He happens to believe in science. He even told the Tea Party they were crazies," Stern said. "No Republican does that."
Stern and his wife, Beth, were seen dining with Christie in October at Scalinatella, an Upper East Side Italian restaurant, according to the New York Post's Page Six. Diners gave the governor a standing ovation as he left the table, according to the gossip column.
Stern's radio home, SiriusXM, will broadcast the party, beginning at 6 p.m.
Christie began the day talking about the Super Bowl on the WFANâ€™s Boomer & Carton show, sticking to sports talk and taking some ribbing about his weight. He appeared on the SiriusXM Blitz radio program with Bruce Murray and Rich Gannon this afternoon.